A record number of baby gorillas will be named this Saturday in Rwanda at the 11th annual Kwita Izina.

A baby gorilla in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.
A baby gorilla in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. <span class="media-attribution">Image by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dkeats/290811997/in/photolist-rGuo8-rGuqo-rGumh-dvphx6-dr27JY-dr27ey-rGu1Z-jgfNX-rGu9A-rGtWE-6KCwtN-rGtYH-9mhnK-rGtUR-6Ly45c-4fPVn-4fPWQ-4fPT9-6LCd3S-6LCcHE-6LCcDA-6LCcZj-6LCcB3-9mAPC-6LCcQs-6Ly4nT-7pe1UG-rGugX-rGu7E-jgi4o-6KCwtE-4fPEV-4fPR5-4fPLn-4fPwB-4fPK8-4fPNP-4fPAv-4fPze-4fPXL-4fPMy-4fPPS-4fPyo-4fPGA-4fPHY-4fPvT-4fPDb-4fPxA-b2JbLF-4fPBT" target="_blank" rel="external">Derek Keats</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/" target="_blank" rel="external">CC BY 2.0</a></span>

The event will bestow monikers to 24 gorillas, the newest of which was born after last year's ceremony. Themed ‘Conserving now and for the future’, the flagship tourism event will attract thousands of Rwandans, as well as many visitors from around the world. The ceremony will take place in the foothills of the Virunga Mountains, where the country’s many gorillas reside in Volcanoes National Park. Read more: allafrica.com

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